Sport Huancayo – FBC Melgar Prediction & Picks (30.05.2018)

Sport Huancayo and Melgar face at Estadio Huancayo, in a match for the 3rd round of the First Division. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 4 wins and 2 draws in the last 6 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 04-28-2018, in a match for the First Division that ended in a draw by (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by C. Neumann (40 ‘), for Sport Huancayo, and A. Arias (70’), for Melgar. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Sport Huancayo:

Currently in the 3rd position, the team of the house has won 4 points so far. In the 1st round tied at home with Real Garcilaso by (1-1). In the following day, the final score recorded a victory by (0-3) in the visit to Comerciantes Unidos. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. For the championship, Sport Huancayo won 19 points out of 27 possible points, after 5 wins and 4 draws in the last 9 home matches.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 9 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 18 matches played in this competition, he got the comeback in 5 of the 10 matches in which he suffered the first goal.

The good performance presented in the Summer Tournament was not enough for Sport Huancayo to stay with the title, because in the final he ended up defeated, something that affected him a lot. In the Apertura the team will not want to let the title escape again and will try from now on to make a good campaign, so losing points at home is out of the question. No doubt that this duel will not be easy and you will need a lot of concentration, but if you have a good performance and without making mistakes you can win naturally. For this game coach Marcelo Grioni will have to bring to the field what he has of the best available.

Melgar:

Currently in the 2nd position, the visiting team won 4 points so far. In the 1st round tied with the Universitario by (1-1). On the following day, the final scorers recorded a victory by (3-0) in the home game against Ayacucho. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 10 draws and 1 loss in away matches; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 8 away matches. In the games that he played as a visitor for the championship there is a score that is often repeated at the end of the 90 ‘, the 1-1, which happened in 4 of his 8 games. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 16 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have only won 1 result.

The participation of Melgar in the Summer Tournament was very good and despite not having been with the title can not claim, being that if you maintain good performance you can fight for something big in the Apertura. That being the case, he pretends to play very well and to be efficient, because that way he will run less risks of scoring goals and will increase the chances of scoring. In this way, maintaining a good pattern of play, the probability of achieving good results will increase considerably and how you will have a complicated opponent ahead will not rule out a draw as a positive. For this game the coach Enrique Meza Jr. should take to the field what is best available.